Things fell apart quickly when Max Scherzer returned to the mound in the sixth at 104 total pitches, with a 4-2 lead, and gave up a one-out single by Atlanta Braves’ outfielder Nick Markakis on his 114th pitch, and then a two-run home run by Adam Duvall on his 116th pitch, 4-4. Austin Riley singled on pitch No. 118 from the Washington Nationals’ ace, before Ozzie Albies homered on No. 119, 6-4 Braves. That escalated quickly. That’s also a lot of pitches.
Braves took 3 of 4 in D.